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Winston Churchill, Algernon West and “Superfluous Millions,” 1898
11
Aug
2022
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Churchill’s did tell West that “a philosopher,” not himself, might be unmoved by the loss of “superfluous millions.” That doesn’t altogether divorce him from what must seem a heartless remark today. In 1898 he was very young. Few of us would welcome hearing some of our words at age 24 represented as our lifetime philosophy. And Churchill is one of the most quoted historical figures.
Churchill and the Great Smog: Another Example of Artistic License
05
Aug
2022
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Churchill has been depicted as indifferent to the Great Smog or the deaths and illnesses it brought. “In actuality, there’s little evidence for any of these dramatic interpretations, with most newspaper reports from the time mainly focusing on the effects of the fog itself and not the politicians in charge.”
“Why hasn’t Gandhi died yet?” Another Remark Churchill Never Said
16
Jul
2022
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Wavell’s and Churchill’s actions to ease the Bengal Famine are explained elsewhere. We focus here only on a misrepresentation of Churchill based on Viceroy Wavell’s diary: “Winston sent me a peevish telegram to ask why Gandhi hadn’t died yet!” Wavell did write this but it was not a quote—and fairly peevish itself. Why don’t the critics publish what Churchill actually said? Here it is…
“Munich—The Edge of War”: A Fine Portrayal of Chamberlain, Less So of Reality
14
Feb
2022
1
“Law Giver” Mussolini: Churchill’s Quotation as Used and Abused
06
Jan
2022
Rapscallions? What Churchill Actually Said and Thought about the Irish
09
Dec
2021
Churchill and the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion”
08
Nov
2021
“Surely Churchill Said That?” The Expanding Lexicon of the Fake Quote
26
Aug
2021
By Carlos Benito Marìn
Why invent a quote? Perhaps in the hope that “the specter of Winston will pause to embrace the willful quoter and smoke a cigar with him.”
Cambridge University Ends its Commission on Churchill’s Racism
29
Jun
2021
7
By LARRY P. ARNN
To understand Winston Churchill, should we not be concerned with the truth—the actual evidence of what happened in the past?
“Favourable Reference to the Devil”: Why Churchill Allied with Stalin
26
Jun
2021
By CONNOR DANIELS
When Churchill took a harder line with Stalin at Yalta, he was consistent with his policy always to oppose the greater enemy.
Winston Churchill and the British Boxing Controversy of 1911
19
May
2021
Forster, Appeasement, and Fascism: What Churchill Really Believed
04
Apr
2021
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
The Forster Meeting: Churchill dealt easily with concepts and political ideas. If he had genuinely admired Fascism, he would have said so.